Egypt

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Financial Technology

e& money Increases Its Registered Wallets to 13.1 Million and Captures 20% of E-Wallet Transactions

e& money added approximately 3.4 million wallets during the first half of 2026, raising its share of registered wallets in Egypt to 23% and its share of the number of financial transactions to 20%, according to indicators from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.

2026-10-05

Artificial intelligence

Egypt Participates in Leading an International Team to Develop Artificial Intelligence Frameworks for Smart Cities

Dr. Rami Ahmed Fathy has assumed the position of co-chair of a team affiliated with the Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union, tasked with integrating artificial intelligence into smart and sustainable cities and communities. The team is working on areas including interoperability, digital twins, and generative, agentic, physical, and spatial artificial intelligence.

2026-10-02

Artificial intelligence

Egypt Ranks Fourth Regionally in Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Human Skills, According to a Coursera Report

Egypt ranked fourth regionally and 43rd globally on an index measuring the acquisition of artificial intelligence skills alongside human skills, with increased enrollment in courses on generative artificial intelligence, AI agents, and AI security.

2026-09-30

Cybersecurity

Arab Information Security Conference Recommends Creating an Arab List of Trust Service Providers

The tenth edition of the Arab Information Security Conference concluded in Cairo with recommendations focused on Arab cyber cooperation, artificial intelligence governance, and establishing the foundation for an Arab list of trust service providers. The proposal aims to support mutual recognition of electronic signatures and transactions and facilitate cross-border digital services.

2026-09-29

Cybersecurity

Kaspersky: YouTube, WhatsApp and TikTok lead children’s usage in Egypt

Kaspersky’s analysis of children’s usage in Egypt during the first eight months of 2026 showed YouTube, WhatsApp and TikTok in the lead, with warnings about online grooming, phishing and deepfake-enabled bullying.

2026-09-29

Cybersecurity

Experts at the Arab Cybersecurity Conference Call for Replicating the Central Bank’s Experience and Building Specialized Talent

Participants in the tenth edition of the Arab Cybersecurity Conference called for turning data protection from the responsibility of a single sector into a comprehensive institutional commitment, while increasing spending on training and replicating successful regulatory models. They emphasized that artificial intelligence enhances both defensive and offensive capabilities, while Egypt continues to face a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, with some of them migrating abroad.

2026-09-28

Startups

Bekia Raises $765,000 to Launch Recycling Software Platform for Businesses

Egyptian startup Bekia has raised $765,000 in a Seed round led by Madica to fund its engineering expansion and launch Bekia Next, a subscription platform for businesses that documents waste collection operations and avoided emissions. The company plans to test its model in a second African market.

2026-09-27

Startups

Egyptian Company Zeal Raises $10 Million to Activate Its Technology on 4 Million Payment Devices

Egyptian fintech company Zeal has raised $10 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $14 million. It plans to use the funds to activate contracts covering more than four million payment devices over 24 months. The company provides loyalty, customer-identification, and merchant-analytics tools through existing payment devices.

2026-09-26

Opinions and Analysis

Announced Central Bank Gold Purchases Reach 130 Tons Through the End of July

Announced net central bank gold purchases declined to around 130 tons during the first seven months of 2026, compared with 160 tons during the same period in 2025. The Dutch and French cases show that changing storage locations or replacing bars does not necessarily mean reducing reserves.

2026-09-26

Artificial intelligence

Huawei Reveals Its Vision for AI Infrastructure and Announces SuperPoD Simulation Results

During HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Huawei presented its vision for building AI infrastructure based on SuperPoDs and SuperClusters, noting that a simulation of a group comprising 100,000 NPUs achieved 2.75 times higher utilization efficiency compared with a traditional server architecture. It also announced the deployment of more than 1,000 Atlas 900 A3 SuperPoD systems.

2026-09-22

Cloud Computing and Data Centers

Egypt Plans to Launch a National Data Center Strategy by the End of 2026

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications announced that it is preparing a national strategy for data centers, with the aim of launching it by the end of 2026, as part of an effort to turn data traffic through the country into economic and investment value. The move comes alongside plans to expand digital government services and implement the second phase of the national artificial intelligence strategy.

2026-09-22

Privacy and Technology Policies

Egypt Requires Social Media Platforms to Implement Age-Based Measures to Protect Users Under 15

The Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issued a joint decision requiring social media platforms to block independent accounts for those under 13 and impose Safe Mode on users between 13 and 15. Platforms are given up to three months to comply, with implementation plans due within 30 days.

2026-09-17

Chips and Semiconductors

Vodafone Egypt Begins Commercial Use of Ericsson RAN Processor 6672 at Network Sites

Vodafone Egypt has begun commercial use of the Ericsson RAN Processor 6672, designed to run artificial intelligence workloads and support 5G networks directly at network sites. Ericsson says the processor increases processing capacity fourfold and reduces energy consumption by more than 50% compared with the previous generation.

2026-09-17

Technologies

Pearson and Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education Discuss Expanding Applied Learning Qualifications

Pearson signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to expand access to international applied learning qualifications at technical institutes and universities. The partnership includes exploring curriculum development, training education professionals, and creating study pathways linked to labor-market needs.

2026-09-16

Artificial intelligence

Mastercard and Trip.com Showcase Travel Booking Model via an AI Agent

Mastercard and Trip.com, in partnership with Network International, are showcasing an experience that enables users to search for, compare, book and pay for travel services through TripGenie, with the commercial rollout expected to begin in early 2027.

2026-09-16

Technologies

Ericsson Report: AI Could Increase Uplink Pressure on Mobile Networks by Up to 5 Times

Ericsson expects mobile network data traffic to increase 2.2 times between 2025 and 2031, while additional uplink data traffic generated by artificial intelligence applications could increase by up to five times. The report says that the expansion of 5G and FWA will require fundamental updates to network design, rather than merely expanding coverage.

2026-09-15

Financial Technology

Fintech in Egypt: Is Innovation Outpacing Legislation?

Ahmed Adly believes that Egypt no longer lacks legal frameworks for financial technology, but the challenge lies in updating this framework at the speed imposed by innovation. The article calls for flexible, risk-based regulation, with greater attention to data protection and artificial intelligence.

2026-09-15

Financial Technology

AMAN, Bokra, and Erada Finance Join Program to Pilot Venture Debt Financing in Egypt

AMAN Holding, Bokra, and Erada Finance have joined the Scale It Forward program developed by GIZ Egypt and enpact to introduce venture debt financing into Egypt’s growing companies ecosystem. The program will begin by piloting financing of at least the equivalent of €5,000 per company, alongside €5,000 in non-repayable support.

2026-09-15